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/*
 * $Id: Pattern.java,v 1.2.4.1 2005/09/12 11:00:31 pvedula Exp $
 */

package com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler;

import com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.util.ClassGenerator;
import com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.util.MethodGenerator;
import com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.util.Type;
import com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.util.TypeCheckError;

/**
 * @author Jacek Ambroziak
 * @author Santiago Pericas-Geertsen
 */
public abstract class Pattern extends Expression {

  /**
   * Returns the type of a pattern, which is always a <code>NodeType</code>.
   * A <code>NodeType</code> has a number of subtypes defined by
   * <code>NodeType._type</code> corresponding to each type of node.
   */
  public abstract Type typeCheck(SymbolTable stable) throws TypeCheckError;

  /**
   * Translate this node into JVM bytecodes. Patterns are translated as
   * boolean expressions with true/false lists. Before calling
   * <code>translate</code> on a pattern, make sure that the node being
   * matched is on top of the stack. After calling <code>translate</code>,
   * make sure to backpatch both true and false lists. True lists are the
   * default, in the sense that they always <em>"fall through"</em>. If this
   * is not the intended semantics (e.g., see
   * {@link com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xsltc.compiler.AlternativePattern#translate})
   * then a GOTO must be appended to the instruction list after calling
   * <code>translate</code>.
   */
  public abstract void translate(ClassGenerator classGen,
      MethodGenerator methodGen);

  /**
   * Returns the priority of this pattern (section 5.5 in the XSLT spec).
   */
  public abstract double getPriority();
}
